Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Ken Robinson served in a variety of Infantry, Special Forces and Intelligence units until his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1999. He is a combat veteran of multiple contingency operations, and has conducted missions throughout the world. During his career he commanded a diverse selection of units, including a Special Forces A Team, Joint Intelligence Task Forces and Special Mission Units. In addition, he was responsible for coordination, tasking, oversight, and intelligence policy for all DoD Special Mission Units in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is currently the President of Robinson Consulting International, a professional services company specializing in crisis and consequence management, policy planning and terrorism exercise development.